Anything in the OT that bans polygamy?

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Benadam said:
Jacob is a victim of this man you do factor that in? The God of Jacob. That Jacob is a victim. There a substantial dot God punishes Laban in this story. You miss that?

The Chosen people of God were victims of Laban, you understand that’s a big dot.
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I agree that Jacob was a victim, but that doesn’t mean God had to go on with working in polygamy. God could’ve easily done a marriage annulment to get rid of Leah. There! Problem solved and in a MORAL way that corresponds with God’s expectations of monogamy just like the Church would’ve done it today!!!

But wait… The MORAL God did not do it that way. His MORAL intervention was for Jacob to love TWO women! Thus proving your argument is a fail on so many levels.
 
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A marriage annulment? Easy? God could’ve killed Leah I suppose…

God’s acts in this story are to make good a promise He made to Jacob’s grandfather. A promise linked to Genesis 'In the beginning God made them man and woman" Polygamy was the work of the man God cursed in this story. Polygamy isn’t the point of this story,

To all mankind
Gen 1-22 22
God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

To Adam and Eve
Gen8-17
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it;
To Noah
Gen 9-1
God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

To Abraham Laban cursed Jacob so God cursed Laban
Gen 12 2-4
2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a]

To Jacob
Gen 35 10-1210 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall you be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he was called Israel. 11 God said to him, “I am God Almighty:[a] be fruitful and multiply;
 
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You forgot to quote the part about it being impossible for God to sin. God wants us to multiply but He also does not want to sin and can not sin.

Polygamy is a sin (according to you). If you don’t want to call it polygamy, then lets just say a man loving TWO women and impregnating them is a sin and God himself wanted that ( as opposed to just allowing it). So you have a conflict in your view that you are in denial about.

Also, a marriage annulment does not involve killing anyone. You know as well as I do that God should’ve told Jacob to REPENT or annul the marriage. Period!
 
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You should also keep in mind that you can be fruitful and multiply via monogamy. So God could’ve done some annulment type action to get rid of Leah’s invalid marriage and Jacob would only reproduce with Rachel. God could’ve also done many other supernatural things as well considering He was able to pull off a virgin birth.

You’re simply thinking too small and you’re showing a lack of reverence for God’s holiness to NOT sin.
 
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Laban is the only person who 'wanted Jacob’s marriage to be polygamous. There is no indication of anyone else prefering it but him. Jacob too he wasnt perfect. God is working with His Chosen to make good on His Promise. Being true to His Word. Why blame Him for things humans do.
 
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Did Laban impregnate Rachel and Leah (TWO women)?!

Is impregnating TWO women a monogamous act?

Think before you type!
 
God wanted a man to love two women and impregnate them. So, Laban, Jacob, and God wanted polygamy BUT just at different stages.
 
God works with sinful man without getting involved iN the sin himself. Jacob wanted to love mostly Rachel. It was God who wanted him to love TWO women. Loving TWO women is a sin under your twisted logic.
 
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That is what is required of a husband of two women. Can’t blame God for holding Jacob to what he agreed with to have Rachel. Why polygamy isn’t the ideal.
 
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If a gay man agrees to marry a guy, that is required. God should therefore make sure they love each other!.. Those are the implications of your logic.
 
A man enters a state of matrimony in marriage. That is a state impossible for a man to offer. Only women are maternal. Only a woman can be a mother.
 
And only ONE man and ONE woman can become ONE flesh. Remember? (assuming that only monogamy is moral). If I want adultery, which is what Rachel would’ve been, since monogamy is expected, then God would tell me to repent.
 
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You just made the moral point of this story about polygamy. That it is not the ideal but only permissible. Unless you would rather blame God for the sin of polygamy.
 
Benadam said:
You just made the moral point of this story about polygamy. That it is not the ideal but only permissible
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My view is that polygamy is morally good. Are you now saying that polygamy is permissible - as in it’s not a sin?
 
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AgnosticBoy said:
My view is that polygamy is morally good. Are you now saying that polygamy is permissible - as in it’s not a sin?
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That has been my stated position from start. That is what my example demonstrated. The example I introduced when I entered the thread.

I won’t be able to respond untill later.
 
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